Archive: 3 July 1995
41 articles found
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta:
Where to go in Jakarta: Music * The Aryaduta Jakarta, Jl. Prapatan 44-48, Central Jakarta: - Ambiente Italian Restaurant: Bonauli vocal group, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Lost Morenitos, Monday Thursday and Sunday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Los Paraguas, Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Ambassador Lounge: Boece & Ayu (pianist and singer), Tuesday to Saturday, from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jakarta String Fantasy Trio, Monday to Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia needs new concepts on foreign policy
Indonesia needs new concepts on foreign policy JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia must formulate new concepts in managing its foreign policy to enable the country face the growing challenges and trends in world politics and sustain an active role world diplomacy, leading scholar Juwono Sudarsono said on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Infrastructure discussed
Infrastructure discussed JAKARTA (JP): A seminar on infrastructure innovation, jointly organized by the Indonesian and French governments, will present managers of major French construction companies and principal contractors and their Indonesian counterparts. The seminar, to be held today and tomorrow at the Mandarin Hotel here, is expected to provide senior East Asian infrastructure executives with insight into technical and financial innovation in large projects in France and in Asia.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Mantiri appointment may still face opposition: Evans
Mantiri appointment may still face opposition: Evans JAKARTA (JP): Australian foreign minister Gareth Evans said on Saturday that he remained doubtful whether a recent comment made by Lt. Gen. (ret.) H.B.L. Mantiri would be sufficient to quell the outcry against his appointment as Indonesia's new ambassador to Australia. Evans told journalists outside the Parliament House in Canberra that Mantiri's expression of regret over the Dili incident was helpful.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Tourism to become third biggest foreign exchange earner by 2000
Tourism to become third biggest foreign exchange earner by 2000 JAKARTA (JP): A survey predicts that by the end of the century, the tourism industry will become the third biggest non- oil foreign exchange earner after textile products and wood, reaping US$8.9 billion a year from 6.5 million foreign visitors.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Garuda resumes flights
Garuda resumes flights PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The chairman of Garuda Indonesian Airways, Soepandi, said over the weekend that the national flag carrier will resume the shuttle flight from Jakarta to Palembang in South Sumatra, to Padang in West Sumatra, and to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, starting this month. He said the three routes, previously served by a Garuda- Merpati joint service, will be served by Garuda's Boeing-737-400 planes, with capacity of 124 passengers each, daily.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Educators urge equal access to good education
Educators urge equal access to good education JAKARTA (JP): The government's "education for all" program, while successful, is no longer sufficient, education experts say. They are now pushing for "quality education for all". "Making quality education accessible to the wider public cannot wait much longer," A. Pekerti, director of the Center of Management Training, said on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Javanese opera opens at TIM
Javanese opera opens at TIM JAKARTA (JP): Thirty groups of wayang orang, or traditional Javanese opera, are taking part in the fourth national festival that opened at the Taman Ismail Marzuki on Friday night. The 15-day festival was opened by Coordinating Minister for Political Affairs and Security Soesilo Soedarman and was attended by numerous senior officials, including Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman Djojonegoro and Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
National prosperity lies on human resources: Soeharto
National prosperity lies on human resources: Soeharto JAKARTA (JP): The key to Indonesia's prosperity lies in its ability to develop strong and skilled human resources, President Soeharto said on Saturday. Inaugurating a national camp of Pramuka, the Indonesian scout movement, in a Central Kalimantan village, Soeharto said the country's abundant natural resources did not guarantee that its people would be prosperous.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
RI businessman buys 5.11% stake of Amcol
RI businessman buys 5.11% stake of Amcol JAKARTA (JP): Prominent Indonesian businessman Henry Pribadi has acquired a 5.11 percent stake in property and trading group Amcol Holdings for US$59.42 million. Henry, who heads the Napan group, was reported by the Business Times on Saturday as having informed Amcol that he had bought 15 million Amcol shares through Singapore-registered Indo Graha Holdings at an average price of $3.96 per share.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Subway
Subway The article Environment and Mass Transit Interlink (The Jakarta Post, June 17, 1995) prompts me to write this. Since Jakarta will build a subway, allow me please, to share with your readers my experience in a large city which built a subway. In 1972 Sao Paulo started building its subway and I watched closely. My job was to standby every night in the telecommunications company in which I worked.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
HP DeskJet 1200C still a champ despite age
HP DeskJet 1200C still a champ despite age By Zatni Arbi JAKARTA (JP): Once in awhile we encounter products that remain the champions longer than anticipated. In the old XT days, for example, there was this Leading Edge Model D that was surely one of them. The Consumer Reports magazine recommended it in late 1987, and based on their reports, I confidently suggested to several friends who were buying their first PC back then that they should choose it.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Weekly Stock Exchange Review
Weekly Stock Exchange Review JAKARTA (JP): Mixed market sentiment kept shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) within its narrow path, with the Composite Index ending last week at 492.28 points, a marginal 0.62-point (0.13 percent) increase from 491.66 in the previous week. The market failed to break out of its narrow trading range, fluctuating between 489 and 492 points.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Syafii denies internal rifts, intervention
Syafii denies internal rifts, intervention BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): As thousands of Moslems began streaming into the spruced up town to attend Thursday's opening of the Muhammadiyah congress, leading members of the organization heatedly denied reports of internal rifts and outside intervention in the organization's affairs. Vice Chairman Syafii Maarif attempted on Saturday to convince reporters that there had not been any bickering among aspiring chairmen of the organization.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Erratic builders face dismissal
Erratic builders face dismissal JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Builders Association (Gapensi) has threatened to dismiss members who produce substandard work. "We mean to offer quality service to boost our image in the public. We won't hesitate to dismiss members who do shoddy work," chapter chief Daniel Hutapea said as quoted by Antara over the weekend.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Why this interrogation?
Why this interrogation? From Republika If the report published in Republika (June 14, 1995) about the police interrogation of Prof. Dr. Robert Hefner is true, it is indeed a shameful and deplorable action. According to the report the professor was interrogated for about six and a half hours. It is deplorable because the police had no clear reason to interrogate Prof. Hefner, who is honored by the Islamic community in Indonesia.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
See boxing at Jakarta Fair
See boxing at Jakarta Fair JAKARTA (JP): To woo visitors, the ongoing month-long Jakarta Fair at Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, has organized a two-week boxing tournament which opened yesterday. R.G. Harahap, the chairman of the organizing committee, said Saturday all boxing clubs in Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi in West Java have confirmed their participation in the tournament. He said that the event is also open for participants from other cities.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Apkindo to help govt in marketing
Apkindo to help govt in marketing JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Wood Panel Producers (Apkindo) said Saturday that it is ready to cooperate with the government in evaluating the widely-criticized plywood marketing system. Apkindo's executive chairman, A. Tjipto Wigjoprajitno, said the association is prepared to accept the change in the plywood marketing system as long as the new mechanism benefits its members.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Lampung to host kite festival
Lampung to host kite festival BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: At least 250 participants from 13 countries will participate in the four-day Lampung Kite Festival which starts today. "Participants from the United States, Australia, France, the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Malaysia, and South Korea have confirmed their participation in the festival," Chairman of the Lampung chapter of the Indonesian Kite Hobbyists, Anshori Djausal, told Antara on Saturday.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Rival church groups clash, 5 injured
Rival church groups clash, 5 injured JAKARTA (JP): At least five people were injured in a clash involving two rival camps of the rift-ridden Sumatra-based Toba Batak Christian Church (HKBP) on Saturday, church and police sources report. Police sources said that 10 people have been detained for questioning. The clash involved supporters of bishop P.W. Simanjuntak and those of bishop S.A.E. Nababan that Simanjuntak ousted in a 1993 congress in Medan, North Sumatra.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Development contests proposed
Development contests proposed JAKARTA (JP): A senior official proposed yesterday that the city administration sponsor regular contests at the subdistrict level to encourage people's participation in development activities. City Secretary Harun Al Rasyid said that he was certain such contests would be an excellent means to speed up development in each subdistrict across the city.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Residents protest delinquent chief
Residents protest delinquent chief BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Dozens of villagers from Tri Karya Mulya in North Lampung have lodged a protest with Governor Poedjono Pranyoto over their chief's lawbreaking. Identified only as SH, the village chief has allegedly intimidated residents, confiscated livestock that residents received through a presidential aid program, and expropriated one resident's house.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Language needs new words to survive
Language needs new words to survive By John Philips This is the first of two articles on the recent raid on foreign names in Jakarta. YOGYAKARTA (JP): Malaysia says "go for it". Bonny Prince Charles says only the English know how (the Americans are corrupting and should be "avoided" at all costs). And finally, Governor Surjadi Soedirja has ordered people to stop doing it. So, what in the heck is it anyhow? A CD ROM game? A sin like illicit sex or gambling?
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
TV today
TV today TVRI 2:35 p.m. TV Series: Voltron 3:05 Entertainment 3:30 TV Series: The Crystal Maze 4:30 Quiz Cepat Tepat 5:00 Regional News 5:30 Technology program 6:05 Nusantara, the Beloved Country 6:15 Village Program 6:30 Religious Teachings: Hindu 7:00 Evening News 7:30 TV Drama 8:05 TV Series: Santa Barbara 9:00 World News 9:25 Music 10:25 Film 10:55 Late News 11:05 Film (continued) Program 2 4:30 p.m.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
The Mantiri argument
The Mantiri argument Possible political consequences aside, the latest spat between Jakarta and Canberra concerning the nomination of Lt. Gen. Herman Mantiri is sure to raise a number of interesting questions among observers. As far as we can gather from the news reports reaching us from Canberra, the hassle began when a group of 17 parliamentarians, representing both the government and the opposition, raised their objections to the nomination of Lt. Gen.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Silver ingot freed from VAT
Silver ingot freed from VAT JAKARTA (JP): The government has exempted the 10 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports and domestic sales of polio vaccine, silver granule and silver ingot to support the anti-polio campaign and home industries. The tax exemption is stipulated in Presidential Decree No. 42/1995, which was issued last week. Tax Director General Fuad Bawazier said that the VAT payment of the polio vaccine, silver granule and silver ingot would be borne by the government.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
USA to participate in national march
USA to participate in national march WASHINGTON (JP): A group of 27 young Americans will depart for Jakarta from Los Angeles today (Monday) to take part in the National Youth March, known in Indonesia as the Kirab Remaja Nasional. The American participants were chosen mainly from among Congressional Award recipients. The awards are given to young people in recognition of achievements in various fields.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Kraton festival begins in Surakarta
Kraton festival begins in Surakarta JAKARTA (JP): Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade Hartarto opened the Nusantara Kraton Festival in the Central Javanese city of Surakarta over the weekend, saying that the tourist industry had become an important economic factor in Indonesia. The week-long festival was opened at the court of the of palace (kraton) of Kasunanan. There are 20 participating palaces in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and East Nusa Tenggara.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Surabaya to host craft council meet
Surabaya to host craft council meet SURABAYA: Surabaya will host the 19th congress of the World Craft Council's Asia Pacific chapter in October, a provincial official said. Soedirman, the head of economic affairs of the provincial government, said 30 institutions from 27 Asia Pacific countries would take part in the congress, scheduled for October 21-28. The event will be hosted by the National Craft Council.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Govt blamed for uncertainty in textile industry
Govt blamed for uncertainty in textile industry JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Federation of Batik Cooperatives says the current uncertainty in the textile industry is partly a result of a lack of support for the industry from the government. The federation's chairman, Noorbasha Djunaidi, said on Saturday that the government had never had a firm policy with which to guide the country's textile industry.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Friends launch biography of late Chairul Saleh
Friends launch biography of late Chairul Saleh JAKARTA (JP): Friends and "adversaries" of the late Chairul Saleh launched a biography on Saturday intended to set the record straight about one of Indonesia's most controversial political figures in the 1950s and 1960s. Chairul's illustrative political career reached its peak when he served as deputy prime minister under President Sukarno between 1964 and 1966. Like many other members of Sukarno's cabinet, he was arrested after the Sept.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Muhammadiyah to elect chairmanship candidates
Muhammadiyah to elect chairmanship candidates By Santi WE Sukanto and Wisnu Pramudya BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): About 100 leading members of the Moslem organization Muhammadiyah will begin today the preliminary process of electing the group's chairman by short-listing 39 of the 95 registered candidates.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Panin Bank debt collectors to face trial
Panin Bank debt collectors to face trial JAKARTA (JP): The case of two debt collectors suspected of involvement in the recent kidnaping and beating of a businessman will be brought to court soon, police sources said Saturday. A reliable source told The Jakarta Post that the police need testimony from a key witness, identified as Lt. Col. Alfon from the Economic Crime Investigation Directorate.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Detaining boy a mistake
Detaining boy a mistake Regarding the news about a nine-year-old boy imprisoned for 52 days (The Jakarta Post June 22, 1995) I would like to make some comments. I am very concerned with the boy's condition and I deplore the police official's pretext. It seems that there is nothing wrong with the police. Moreover, when I watched the television broadcast I noticed how the boy suffered. He did not like to go out and play with his friends.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
City military chief advises students to shun protests
City military chief advises students to shun protests JAKARTA (JP): City Military chief Maj. Gen. Wiranto advised Jakarta students on Saturday to stay away from politics so that they can better serve public interest with innovative, concrete work. The public wants to get to know students through their findings and innovations, not through their political yelling, their street demonstrations or their destructive moves, he said.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Enhancing police efficacy
Enhancing police efficacy Almost all kinds of disorderly and indisciplinary conduct is blamed on failings on the part of the police. Actually, as the American police expert Walter Hartinger says, there is no correlation between the occurrence of disorder in the community and police shortcomings. The reason could be that such is the state of the community.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Singing contest for disabled
Singing contest for disabled SURABAYA: Fifty-four disabled children from 26 provinces competed in the singing festival at the National Olympics for the Disabled, Abilympics 1995, which was held here over the weekend. The coordinator of the festival, Guguk Sudaryati Rahayu, said over the weekend that the program also included contests in flower arrangement, cooking, jewelry design and computer programming.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta glitters with light campaign
Jakarta glitters with light campaign JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta at night. Colorful lights decorate skyscrapers and strategic places to make Jakarta "alive" 24 hours a day. That is what the city government officials are dying to see, at least over the coming few months when Jakartans celebrate the city's 468th anniversary and the nation's 50th Independence Day, which falls on Aug.17. Deputy Governor for Economic and Development Affairs Tb. M.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange As of June 30, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Cap. PER P/BV Company Name Price Previous Change Volume Value 1995F FY94 week (Rp) (Rp) (+/-Rp) (shares) (Rp) (Rpbn) (x) (x) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ades Alfindo PS ''' 2,250 2,250 0 0 0 85.5 12.0 1.0 AHAP Ins.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Vanuatu PM here for 3-day visit
Vanuatu PM here for 3-day visit JAKARTA (JP): Vanuatu Prime Minister Maxime Carlot Korman arrived here last night for a three-day visit at the invitation of President Soeharto. Korman was welcomed at Soekarno-Hatta international airport by Foreign Minister Ali Alatas who accompanied him to the Presidential Palace where the state guest was welcomed by the President and First Lady Tien Soeharto.
Mon, 03 Jul 1995, 00:00 WIB
Toll road fare to increase?
Toll road fare to increase? From Neraca I am very concerned with the government's plan to increase the toll fares. I don't really know what is behind the plan. Toll road users argue that "business" is the only reason why they are raising toll road fares. I am sure that the Minister of Public Works knows the situation on the toll roads. More often than not, one takes the toll road only to find that the traffic is congested -- no different from ordinary roads.